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Comparing China Sky City to Some Other Projects
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China will likely build a 220 story building that will be the tallest building in the world. It should be completed in January 2013 with several months of factory manufacturing of the parts, site preparation and then onsite assembly over 90 days. Projected cost for the building is RMB 4 billion (US$628 million).
A previous 666 meter design for the Sky City One building was for 1.2 million square meters (12 million square feet) of space for residential apartments, retail, offices, restaurants, schools and a myriad of other facilities. The building will be manufactured in a factory and assembled on the construction site. Additionally, the tower will have the capacity for 70,000 to 110,000 residents.
It is projected to cost about $55 per square foot. A 1000 square foot unit would have a builder cost of $55,000. If the factories in China produced the components and then shipped them to say New York and then the price was doubled for on site assembly. A 3000 square foot condo could be produced for $330,000.
Major Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing have similar property prices to New York. Will the Sky City builders get people in China to leave the suburbs and lengthy commutes to live in a Sky City tower with equal or more space for lower prices ?
Reach for the sky: the world's tallest buildings, once the 838-meter Sky City is completed, projected for January 2013.
The Empire State Building was built in 410 days in 1930 and 1931 It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 meters), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft (443.2 m) high. The Empire State Building is currently undergoing a $550 million renovation, with $120 million spent in an effort to transform the building into a more energy efficient and eco-friendly structure. It has 2,248,355 sq ft (208,879 m2) of floor area (about one/sixth the plan for Sky City One.)
The renovation will cost almost as much as the whole Sky City.
Empire State Building
The Empire State building was built quickly relative to other modern methods.
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